ULTRA-PORTABLE WIRELESS ATOMIC OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROMETERS FOR USE IN ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS OF VARIOUS CONDUCTING METALS AND THEIR ALLOYS

摘要

An ultra-portable wireless Atomic Emission Spectrometer (AES) for use in elemental analysis in weight percentages of a broad range of conducting metals and their alloys has been devised. It comprises a Main Control Unit (MUCH) (2) housing a personal computer (PC) (3) and other solid-state electronic controls (4), connected remotely to a Probe (1) for carrying around by an operator to analysis metallic objects / samples, the spectrometer's Optical Chamber being housed in the said Probe (2), and spectral information gathered at the electrode, which is housed in the said Probe (1), is transmitted to the said MCU (2) with means (5) for transmission and reception of digital spectral information, wherein spectral information is further processed and converted to elemental analysis results. The said Main Control Unit (MCU) (2) and the said Probe (1) is communicated wirelessly/remotely during the transmission and reception of the said elemental analysis information. The said Main Control Unit (MCU) (2) comprises a plurality of solid-state electronic control elements (4), a computer (3) integrated to the said MCU (2), a digital display unit (6) for displaying the results of the said elemental analysis, and transmitter and receiver means (5) for transmitting and receiving signals during the elemental analysis. The said Probe (1) having its optical chamber rigidly coupled to a CCD and CCD Camera comprises a plurality of solid-state electronic control elements (4) responsible for discharge of electrons, and transmitter and receiver means (5) for transmitting and receiving signals during the elemental analysis to the said Main Control Unit (MCU) (2).